 | Charles Stokes Carey - 1872 - Počet stránok 314
...scream, and cormorants rejoice, And mariners, though shipwreck'd, fear to land. ON MRS CORBET. HERE lies a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense ; No conquest she, but o'er herself, desired, No arts essay'd, but not to be admired. Passion and pride... | |
 | Epitaphiana - 1873 - Počet stránok 214
...unhappy in life than that he commanded. 205. By Pope, on MRS. CORBETT. This lady died of cancer in the breast : — • Here rests a woman, good without...with sober sense. No conquests she, but o'er herself, desired, No arts essay'd, but not to be admired. Passion and pride were to her soul unknown, Convinc'd... | |
 | William Fairley - 1875 - Počet stránok 208
...unhappy in life than that he commanded. 205. By Pope, on MRS. CORBETT. This lady died of cancer in the breast : — Here rests a woman, good without pretence,...with sober sense. No conquests she, but o'er herself, desired, No arts essay'd, but not to be admired. Passion and pride were to her soul unknown, Convinc'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1873 - Počet stránok 590
...of a Cancer in her Breast1. HERE rests a Woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain Reason, and1 with sober Sense : No Conquests she, but o'er herself, desir'd, No Arts essay' d, but not to be admir'd. Passion and Pride were to her soul unknown, Convinc'd that Virtue... | |
 | Marie Elise Turner T. Lauder - 1876 - Počet stránok 398
...glass, carvings, and monuments. In it is Pope's finest of his epitaphs, that of Mrs. E. Corbett : — " Here rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense : No conquest she but her own self desired, No arts essayed, but not to be admired. Passion and pride were... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1876 - Počet stránok 364
...died of a cancer), Dr. Johnson having extolled it highly and pronounced it the best of the collection. Here rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason and with sober sense ; No conquest she but o'er herself desir'd ; No arts essayed, but not to be admir'd. Passion and pride were... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1876 - Počet stránok 366
...died of a cancer), Dr. Johnson having extolled it highly and pronounced it the best of the collection. Here rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason and with sober sense ; No conquest she but o'er herself desir'd ; No arts essayed, but not to be admir'd. Passion and pride were... | |
 | Alan Benjamin Cheales - 1877 - Počet stránok 192
...class of not least pleasing of writers of compositions. On a Mrs. Corbet who died of Cancer. Here lies a woman good without pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense; Heaven, as its purest gold, with torture tried, The Saint survived it, but the woman died. But Pope's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1878 - Počet stránok 656
...nameless stone he lies, To which thy tomb shall guide inquiring eyes. VI.— ON MRS. CORBET, Whe died of a Cancer in her Breast. HERE rests a woman, good...sober sense : No conquests she, but o'er herself, desired, No arts essayed, but not to be admired. Passion and pride were to her soul unknown, Convinced... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1878 - Počet stránok 532
...fame supplies What a whole thankless land to his denies. n. ON MRS CORBET, WHO DIED OF A CAHCER IN HEB BREAST HERE rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense; No conquest she, but o'er herself, desired, No arts essay'd, but not to be admired. Passion and pride... | |
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Here rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense ; No conquest she, but o'er herself desir'd ; No arts essay'd, but not to be admir'd. 
